Craft - Apply for deletion from the register of craft trades, the register of trades not requiring authorisation and the register of trades similar to craft trades
Handwerk - Löschung aus der Handwerksrolle, dem Verzeichnis zulassungsfreier Handwerke und dem Verzeichnis handwerksähnlicher Gewerbe beantragen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
If you wish to have your entry in the register of craftsmen or in the register of craftsmen's trades that do not require a licence or in the register of trades similar to crafts, you must deregister with the relevant Chamber of Crafts.
You must have your entry deleted at the relevant Chamber of Crafts, at:
• Closure of your business
• Relocation/transfer of the business to another Chamber of Crafts district outside Berlin
• Death of the owner or transfer of the holding to a new owner
• Company reorganization/change of legal form
• Economic reasons such as financial difficulties, insolvency
• Abandonment of a craft in case of multiple entries.
With completed deletion, the authorization to exercise the respective craft or trade-like business expires.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• You are registered in the register of craftsmen or in the register of crafts that do not require a licence or in the register of crafts-like trades at the Chamber of Crafts.
Documents you need
• Application for deletion
Deletion may take place at the earliest on the date on which the
termination of the commercial activity (incoming mail). Retroactive deletion is not possible for legal reasons.
• If applicable, confirmation of business de-registration
Please enclose a copy of the confirmed business registration from the responsible trade/regulation office, if you stop your business completely.
• Return of the original craft or trade card service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329376/en/
The craft or trade card must be returned in the original. A personal appearance is not necessary.
Forms
• Application for deletion www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/antrag-auf-loeschung-91,136.pdf
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Handwerksordnung (HwO) [Trade and Crafts Code] § 13 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__13.html
• Handwerksordnung (HwO) [Trade and Crafts Code] § 14 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/hwo/__14.html
Further information
• Information from Berlin Chamber of Crafts www.hwk-berlin.de/91,0,188.html
• Leaflet Application for Deletion www.hwk-berlin.de/downloads/merkblatt-zur-beantragung-der-lo
Who is responsible
The deletion (removal from the register) must be applied for at the Handwerkskammer Berlin (Chamber of Crafts Berlin) by businesses with their registered office or commercial establishment in the Handwerkskammer district of Berlin.
Please note:
Deregistering your business (Gewerbeabmeldung) with the Gewerbeamt (trade office) alone does not automatically result in the deletion of your entry in the Handwerksrolle (register of craft businesses), in the register of licence-exempt trades, or in the register of craft-like businesses held by the Handwerkskammer (Chamber of Crafts).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Handwerkskammer Berlin
- Handwerkskammer Berlin
Original
German originalOfficial English page
Service number 329394 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329394/